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United States Patent | 5,053,015 |
Gross | October 1, 1991 |
A unitary adapter is disclosed for placing a catheter in fluid communication with a syringe or other source of liquid medication. The adapter has a catheter connector for releasably securing the proximal end of a catheter extending from a patient's body and a connector releasably engaging the liquid medication source, the connectors being attached to one another and movable between an open position for inserting the catheter end and a closed position for securing the catheter end within the connector. The adapter is designed to prevent accidental opening and the resulting falling out of the catheter when the connectors are in the closed position.
Inventors: | Gross; James R. (Geneva, IL) |
Assignee: | The Kendall Company (Mansfield, MA) |
Appl. No.: | 400859 |
Filed: | August 30, 1989 |
Current U.S. Class: | 604/167.02; 604/243; 604/256; 604/533 |
Intern'l Class: | A61M 005/178 |
Field of Search: | 604/178,240-243,167,169,256,283,905 285/321,330,360,386,921 138/96 T |
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4187848 | Feb., 1980 | Taylor | 604/280. |
4613329 | Sep., 1986 | Bodicky | 604/158. |
4842592 | Jun., 1986 | Caggiani et al. | 604/283. |
4857062 | Aug., 1989 | Russell | 604/256. |
4929243 | May., 1990 | Koch et al. | 604/283. |